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"whose father was a gardener, the cupbearer of Ur-Zababa, became king, the king of Agade, who built Agade" 40 years: c. 2270–2215 BC : Defeated Lugal-zage-si of Uruk, took over Sumer, and began the Akkadian Empire Rimush of Akkad "the son of Sargon" 9 years: c. 2214–2206 BC : Manishtushu "the older brother of Rimush, the son of Sargon" 15 years
The Tummal Inscription, one of the Babylonian Chronicles, is a writing of ancient Sumer from the time of the ruler Ishbi-Erra. [12] The writing lists the names of the rulers that built the temples dedicated to Enlil within Nippur [13] and temples of Ninlil in Tummal, [12] [14] amongst whom were the king of Kish, Enmebaragesi and his heir Aga of ...
Aga (Sumerian: 𒀝𒂵 [2] Aga, Agga, or Akkà; fl. c. 2700 BC), commonly known as Aga of Kish, was the twenty-third and last king in the first dynasty of Kish during the Early Dynastic I period. [3] [4] He is listed in the Sumerian King List and many sources as the son of Enmebaragesi.
Enthroned King Ur-Nammu, founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur c. 2047 BC, on a cylinder seal. [3] His name appears vertically in the upper right corner (𒌨𒀭𒇉). Ur-Nammu rose to prominence as a warrior-king when he crushed the ruler of Lagash in battle, killing the king himself. After this battle, Ur-Nammu seems to have earned the title ...
The palace at Tummal included funerary chapels for Ur-Nammu (e Tum-ma-al Ur-d Namma) and his wife. His wife is known to have been named SI . His wife is known to have been named SI . A.tum, read as Watartum. [ 23 ]
The "Lion eagle", another object found in the dedication deposit of the "Treasure of Ur" [7] Mesannepada was a son of Meskalamdug. [8] A lapis-lazuli bead with the name of King Meskalamdug was found in Mari, in the so-called "Treasure of Ur", and reads: [9] [10] [11]
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The Tummal Inscription records the first king to build a temple to Enlil as Enmebaragesi, the predecessor of Gilgamesh, around 2500 BC. [4] Ekur is generally associated with the temple at Nippur restored by Naram-Sin of Akkad and Shar-Kali-Sharri during the Akkadian Empire. It is also the later name of the temple of Assur rebuilt by Shalmaneser ...